I thought I would use this thread as a little bit of a discussion thread.

I find that one of the things I really like to do when writing my AARs is to mix in a lot of historical persons and situations.

Example: Johan af Puke is a historical person that I made into my protagonist. There's a historical quote from when the king asked him to lead the Viborgska gatloppet or the Gauntlet of Viborg, that he answered "Ja, Ers majestät, nog fan går jag ut, men hur det går med de andra det får vi se." which translates to "Yes, your Majesty, I'll bloody hell set sail, but about the others, we'll see." Therefore I've made him swear a lot in my stories.

Do anybody else do anything along those lines?